Women and children’s oppression has always been a very controversial issue that I feel entirely concerned about. Since I am a woman and I live in a free country where women can enjoy gender equality and have exactly the same rights as men, I believe that we must expose the oppression numerous women live under in many countries hoping it could one day stop. Even though there were major improvements concerning this issue in numerous countries over the past decades, some countries are still going against the flow, insisting on the fact that the male-female equality is just not part of their... [+] Read more

Over the past few weeks, some controversial issues occurred in Egypt and since I am Egyptian and that my family was somehow affected by these events, I feel the urge to expose a summary of what is going on. Also, these events did not only have an impact on Egypt and Egyptians, they affected the entire world and altered the dynamics between more than one country and that is why I believe that everyone must be conscious of this particular situation and its critical dimension. The article “Billions in aid on the line: What will the U.S. do about Egypt?” written by Holly Yan and published on the... [+] Read more

Since the redaction of my super-post, I have been writing about violence and corruption caused by the Mafia and street gangs. In my previous posts, I have been elaborating about different strategies to end this violence such as spreading awareness about the dimension of this phenomenon to adults and children, Montreal Anti-Corruption Squad, finding the roots of organized crimes in the heart of our governments as well as investing more money into researches and investigations about this issue. Also, my organizational research focused on organizations that helped stopping violence in... [+] Read more

On Wednesday the 24th of April 2013, a sixth arrest was made by Monreal Anti-Corruption Squad concerning the issue of the construction of the McGill Superhospital in Montreal. Yohann Elbaz, who worked at McGill University Health Center (MUHC), was arrested and is currently facing 16 charges involving “fraud and money-laundering related to the awarding of contracts by the MUHC’s public-private partnership”. According to an article written by Amanda Kelly and published on Global News website on the 25th of April 2013, Yanai Elbaz (Yohann’s borther) who was one of MUHC’s former director as well... [+] Read more

On the 14th of April 2013, journalist and reporter Nada Mohamed was verbally and publically harassed by minister of information and member of the Muslim brotherhood Salah Abdel Maqsoud. In a conference that was diffused on national TV, the reporter asked the minister a question that he did not seem to appreciate. She said: “Mr. Minister, where is the freedom [you are talking about], when journalists are dying and getting beaten everywhere?” Maqsoud answered laughing without any hesitation “Come here and I'll show you”. When employed in such a context, this phrase has a very sexual and... [+] Read more

At the very beginning of the semester, the major part of my posts was about Egypt, because there were a lot of controversial issues happening there. Most of my posts described the explicit and unacceptable violence and corruption growing in Egypt since the reign of the Muslim Brotherhood. What I found most intriguing is that the more I read about this issue, the more I was able to discern a correlation between the corruption that was being propagated and the increasing rate of violence. I was absolutely fascinated by this issue and I wanted to learn more about it throughout the year. However... [+] Read more

Since the redaction of my super-post, I have been writing about violence and corruption caused by the Mafia and street gangs. In my previous posts, I have been elaborating about different strategies to end this violence such as spreading awareness about the dimension of this phenomenon to adults and children, Montreal Anti-Corruption Squad, finding the roots of organized crimes in the heart of our governments as well as investing more money into researches and investigations about this issue. Also, my organizational research focused on organizations that helped stopping violence in... [+] Read more

On Friday the 5thof April 2013, four members of Montreal Hells Angels were sentenced for up to 20 years of prison. Claude Giguère, also known as Macho, Mario Brouillette, Luc Dallaire and René Monfette were arrested in 2009 during Operation SharQc because they were considered as main actors of the 2009 massive roundup of Hells Angels. However, when these four men were arrested or proven guilty they had or were already serving in jail for a very long period. According to an article written by crime reporter Paul Cherry and published on The Montreal Gazette website, on April 5th2013, “Claude (... [+] Read more

On Friday the 5thof April 2013, four members of Montreal Hells Angels were sentenced for up to 20 years of prison. Claude Giguère, also known as Macho, Mario Brouillette, Luc Dallaire and René Monfette were arrested in 2009 during Operation SharQc because they were considered as main actors of the 2009 massive roundup of Hells Angels. However, when these four men were arrested or proven guilty they had or were already serving in jail for a very long period. According to an article written by crime reporter Paul Cherry and published on The Montreal Gazette website, on April 5th2013, “Claude (... [+] Read more

Since the redaction of my Super-Post about the violence related to organized crimes in Montreal, I became really interested in this issue. The more I read about this concern, the more I realized that there was more than one dimension to it. The most important dimension that shocked me was the impact that this violence can have on youth. This violence could either transform them into victims or criminals. L.O.V.E is an organization that aims to reduce violence in the lives of 13 to 18 year old adolescents who have been either actors or victims of violence in our communities by creating a group... [+] Read more

In my super-post, I explained and talked about different aspects concerning the violence related to the Mafia and street gangs in Montréal. I talked about how The Mafia and street gangs are vicious circles in which revenge and power are the main ambitions. Once you get involved, you cannot come out. I also elaborated on the fact that no one wants their children to end up getting involved in something much bigger and stronger than them that will most probably lead to their own death. In order to solve this critical phenomenon of violence, I thought about three direct ways to intervene and act... [+] Read more

On Thursday the 7thof March 2013, a border official who works at Thunder Bay, Ontario has been discharged from his functions after allowing the passage and not proceeding to a secondary inspection of a person who was considered as a suspect and a potential danger for the country. According to an article written by Laura Payton and published on the CBC News website on the 7thof March 2013, the border official held very close social relationships with... [+] Read more

Montreal Mafia’s History is neither short nor pleasant. It is a story far from finished that appears to be more elaborate and obscure that what we really think. The following article will treat of the recent violence and murders that occurred at Montreal behind which the Mafia figures as a major actor. To do so, two news articles published respectively on the CTV news and on The Gazette websites, as well as an academic journal treating of organized crime related to the Mafia will be discussed and analyzed.
Over the last months, the rate of crimes related to the Mafia has dramatically... [+] Read more

On Sunday the 17th of February 2013, the vice president of the New Urban Communities Authorities (NUCA), Nabil Abbas announced that the Egyptian government would no longer give any new alcohol licences that would allow the sale of alcohol in new urban areas. He also stated that the old licences won’t be renewed but will still be valid until they expire. According to an article written by Marwa Awad and Shaimaa Fayed and published on Reuters Canada’s website on the 17th of February...[+] Read more

On Friday the 15th of February 2013 at 5 p.m., a 35 year old man was the target of numerous gunshots. The victim was not injured in this incident and was transported to a hospital where he was kept because of the mental shock he endured. According to Paul Cherry’s article published on The Gazette‘s website on the 16th of February 2013, the incident took place at the residential area of 9th Avenue and Denis-Papin. Dany Richer, an SPVM police Constable states that the shooting...[+] Read more

On Saturday the 9th of February 2013, Judge Hassouna Tawfiq announced the decision that the access to YouTube must be banned to all Egyptians for an entire month following the publication of a 14-minute video entitled "Innocence of Muslims" that insults Prophet Muhammad. According to an article written by the Associated Press and published on The CTV news website on the 9th of February 2013, this decision was taken based on Egypt's new constitution that requires the... [+] Read more

On Sunday the 10th of February 2013, Quebec became officially Canada’s second province to ban the use of tanning beds for teenagers and young adults under the age of eighteen. The first province to take the lead in this field is Nova Scotia who banned the access to tanning bed for people who have not reached the age of nineteen. According to an article written and published on The Gazette’s website by the Canadian Press, on the 10th of February, 2013, the International Agency for... [+] Read more

On Friday, February first 2013, a 48 year old man was beaten and dragged along the street naked by soldiers in Cairo near to president Morsi’s house. Hamada Saber went to protest with his family against the new president’s reign when he got caught by a group of police officers who dangerously harmed him and beat while being naked him with truncheons. According to an article written by Peter Graff and Shaimaa Fayed and published on Reuters Canada’...[+] Read more

On Sunday the 27th of January 2013, Egypt’s president and leader of the Islamic brotherhood, Mohammed Morsi announced the imposition of a curfew and a state of emergency that will last 30 days in three provinces following all the unexpected violence that occurred in the past few days. According to Reza Sayah and Amir Ahmed’s article published on the CNN‘s website on the 27th of January, 2013, all the clashes started on Saturday the 26th of January, 2013 after death...[+] Read more